Rules for children during lockdown

MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Mossel Bay Municipality has issued a media statement, clarifying level 4 restrictions after it received queries from members of the public.

The statement noted:

There is no restriction on children visiting shops or shopping malls.

Although the intention is to restrict movement, parents and guardians are welcome to accompany their children to stores, especially when the intention is to buy them clothes for winter.

The proviso, however, is that children may not visit shopping malls unaccompanied by either a parent or legal guardian. Like the adults, all children have to wear face masks when they leave their homes.

Children are allowed to exercise during the alloted time and within the 5km radius of their homes, providing they wear face masks and are accompanied by a parent and/or legal guardian.

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